Office of the Historian

793.94111/83: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Bullitt)

Washington, October 22, 1937—7 p.m.

545. With reference to your telegrams 1468, 1482, and 1488, by direction of the President, I talked to Henry56 this morning. I told him that the President wished Chautemps to know that while, of course, he desired to make it clear that he intended in no way to touch upon questions involving the national defense policy of France, he feared that the measures under reference might result in the creation of a situation prior to the opening of the Brussels Conference which might be prejudicial to the successful achievement of that solution by agreement which this Government earnestly hopes may be attained in the conference.

Henry told me that he would send this message as secret and solely for Chautemps. The President asks that this telegram be not recorded in your ordinary files.

Welles
  1. French Counselor of Embassy in the United States and Chargé d’Affaires.↩